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Christopher Garnier’s PTSD: right policy, wrong result, better outcome…

We may not like Veterans Affairs' decision to fund Christopher Garnier's PTSD treatment, but it is the right policy. And the publicity about Garnier's case may lead to better outcomes for other veterans' families.

September 3, 2018 By Stephen Kimber 7 Comments

Sometimes a right policy results in a wrong result. Most of the time — including in the case of convicted murderer/diagnosed PTSD sufferer Christopher Garnier — we are better off focusing on the right policy rather than on the occasional unexpected, unhappy wrong result of that policy. When I was a young freelance journalist, I […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, News Tagged With: Christopher Garnier murder trial, justice, PTSD, veterans

Luxuriating in sponsorship cash, Stephen Archibald completely ignores the Vorarlberg gnome scandal: Morning File, Thursday, December 7, 2017

December 7, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 10 Comments

News 1. Quad C “China Communications Construction Company International Holding Ltd, or CCCCI, the overseas investment and financing arm of China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), is poised to buy the Canadian construction company Aecon for $1.5 billion,” reports Mary Campbell: CCCC is, of course, “Quad C,” the company our port promoter Albert Barbusci says may build […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Aecon, Black in Halifax, Bruce Campion-Smith, China Communications Construction Company, Christopher Garnier murder trial, Constable George Farmer, Cop charged with voyeurism, El Jones, Halifax cops investigate Newfoundland cop, Icarus Report Dec 7 2017, Jayde Tynes, Joee Smith, Lindell Wigginton, Mary Campbell, Nova Scotia Serious Incident Response Team, Perry King, Quad C, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Stephen Archibald and Vorarlberg, Tristan Cleveland

Me and the Buddhists: Morning File, Wednesday, November 29, 2017

November 29, 2017 By Tim Bousquet 17 Comments

How local news survives Earlier this week, Torstar and Postmedia announced a deal that will result in the closure of more than 30 community newspapers and the firing of 290 people, mostly journalists. Reports H.G. Watson for J-Source: Postmedia is acquiring 24 newspapers, among them Metro Ottawa and Metro Winnipeg. Of them, only one — […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Andrea Gunn, Annapolis Group, Atlantic Immigration Pilot Project, Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes, Christopher Garnier murder trial, Dianne Penfound, fake taxis, H.G. Watson, How local news survives, Ian Whytock, Jacob Boon, James Vincent Walsh, Jeff Samsonow, Mary Campbell, reader-supported online sites, St. Andrews Community Centre, Stephen Archibald and Halifax Explosion, This is why you should subscribe to the Halifax Examiner, Torstar and Postmedia, Zane Woodford

I’ve Got My Eye On You: Morning File, Saturday, November 25, 2017

November 25, 2017 By El Jones 4 Comments

Morning File will be a bit briefer this morning, as I have to attend a conference early today. 1. Body Cameras Halifax police chief Jean-Michel Blais has recommended against a pilot program for body cameras. In the contentious community meeting in March, the chief indicated that he was against a number of initiatives adopted in […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Alternatives Outreach Society, Becky Mason, body cameras, Bradley Randall, Catherine Campbell is not guilty of anything, Christopher Garnier murder trial, Const. Kyle Doane, Const. Natasha Dantiste, El Jones, Feed Nova Scotia, Greystone Food Bank, Halifax police Chief Jean-Michel Blais, Jodi Brown, Judith Butler, Rockingstone Society, white racist episteme

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

About the Halifax Examiner

Examiner folk The Halifax Examiner was founded by investigative reporter Tim Bousquet, and now includes a growing collection of writers, contributors, and staff. Left to right: Joan Baxter, Stephen Kimber, Linda Pannozzo, Erica Butler, Jennifer Henderson, Iris the Amazing, Tim Bousquet, Evelyn C. White, El Jones, Philip Moscovitch More about the Examiner.

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